Camden Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,508.
Camden Township, Lorain County, Ohio | |
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 Texas Longhorn rest near Route 20 | |
 Location of Camden Township in Lorain County | |
| Coordinates: 41°14′54″N 82°17′50″W / 41.24833°N 82.29722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Lorain |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.95 sq mi (51.68 km2) |
| • Land | 19.89 sq mi (51.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 863 ft (263 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,508 |
| • Density | 76/sq mi (29/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-11010[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086504[2] |
| Website | www |
Geography
editLocated in western Lorain County, it borders the following town
- Henrietta Township - north
- New Russia Township - northeast corner
- Pittsfield Township - east
- Wellington Township - southeast corner
- Brighton Township - south
- Clarksfield Township, Huron County - southwest
- Wakeman Township, Huron County - west
The village of Kipton is located in northern Camden Township.
Name and history
editCamden Township was named after Camden, New York, the native home of a land agent.[5] It is the only Camden Township statewide.
Government
editThe township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[6] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees. e
References
edit- ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Camden township, Lorain County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 22.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.